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This is Valve we are talking about. They don't release anything until they consider it ready. They probably don't consider it quite ready for distribution on Linux yet. They have said it will be there when Steam on Linux launches though (and it's still in beta right now) so I can only assume it is pretty stable. They'll probably hold off on the release until they put out Steam on Linux stable so they can have a double-whammy press release.

Both the nvidia and radeon proprietary drivers are quite solid these days. The Intel open source drivers (since Intel actually makes them) are awesome. The only thing that has any real issues are hybrid graphics switching on both platforms and video GPU acceleration on Radeon, though both issues are improving at a good pace.

Didn't get in, but as a ubuntu user, I was interested in the lay of the land, as I've run steam through Wine (through clenched teeth). You can use the client, although I have not been able to run any games...

In order to enjoy the Valve on Linux Beta early users have been using the following steps…

Launch Steam AppLogin to SteamYou will get a message saying you aren’t in Beta.Close this.If you are on amd64 architecture then you will also need to run “sudo apt-get install libjpeg-turbo8:i386 libcurl3gnutls:i386 libogg0:i386 libpixman-1-0:i386 libsdl1.2debian:i386 libtheora0:i386 libvorbis0a:i386 libvorbisenc2:i386 libvorbisfile3:i386 libasound2:i386 libc6:i386 libgcc1:i386 libstdc++6:i386 libx11-6:i386 libxau6:i386 libxcb1:i386 libxdmcp6:i386″ from terminal without the quotations.

Finally from terminal run “steam steam://open/games” without the quotations and you will experience Steam on Linux providing you have all the package dependencies and follow the above steps.

Launch Steam AppLogin to SteamYou will get a message saying you aren’t in Beta.Close this.If you are on amd64 architecture then you will also need to run “sudo apt-get install libjpeg-turbo8:i386 libcurl3gnutls:i386 libogg0:i386 libpixman-1-0:i386 libsdl1.2debian:i386 libtheora0:i386 libvorbis0a:i386 libvorbisenc2:i386 libvorbisfile3:i386 libasound2:i386 libc6:i386 libgcc1:i386 libstdc++6:i386 libx11-6:i386 libxau6:i386 libxcb1:i386 libxdmcp6:i386″ from terminal without the quotations.

Finally from terminal run “steam steam://open/games” without the quotations and you will experience Steam on Linux providing you have all the package dependencies and follow the above steps.

He's being trolly. You provided a solution for those who didn't get the easy way and I'm sure you are correct that it will be easily packaged and installed when it goes gold. Go home Thrax, you're a shill

Now TF2 gets a new ultra rare Linux themed item that will inflate in the mannconomy faster than a cheap balloon. I will inevitably then trade for it and use every ounce of ref metal I own in the process.

Now TF2 gets a new ultra rare Linux themed item that will inflate in the mannconomy faster than a cheap balloon. I will inevitably then trade for it and use every ounce of ref metal I own in the process.

Now TF2 gets a new ultra rare Linux themed item that will inflate in the mannconomy faster than a cheap balloon. I will inevitably then trade for it and use every ounce of ref metal I own in the process.

If you are running Ubuntu 12.10 it works. I got my tux belt accessory yesterday. I had some lag issues running TF2, but it likely had more to do with the system and the wireless connection I was using than the Linux install. I think I'm going to load it on my main rig tonight, see how it runs.

I've actually started to like Unity desktop, but from my understanding it tends to be a performance killer when it comes to games. Might want to try Xubuntu or Lubuntu if you want to use Steam on Linux. Xfce and LXDE should both offer better performance.